teecee Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Will someone put me out of my misery and describe to this old guy just how to add scenery to FSX-SE. I have been messing with this for some time off and on and getting nowhere.. Teecee, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
European Mountain Man Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Hi you go program files (86) then steam , steamapps , common , fsx . I hope this helps with your problem regards Stewart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 Tried that..Orbx is in there but I can not get it to show up in the sim..Teecee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venturi Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Do you have FSX installed as well or did you have it installed? I had the same problem and had to use the work around in this thread. Mine went away after a WIN 7 re install http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/89673-temporary-workaround-for-installing-orbx-scenery-with-fsxse/ But first Try cleaning your registry with CC cleaner and then using ORBX or F1 registry pointer to point to FSX -SE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 You must choose which version of FSX you want and uninstall the other. We don't support our products being installed into both sims at the same time because of the Windows Registry conflicts that exist. So choose to have either FSX boxed (legacy) or FSX:SE installer, not both. People who do clean OS installs followed by FSX:SE generally get the cleanest results and great performance. I installed FSX:SE on a brand new laptop running Windows 8.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 Zoran, I have never had the boxed version on my system, and to be honest the thought of a complete reinstall of my OS makes me shudder..I think I would sooner do without FSX in any form..Thanks for the input though, you have given me food for thought. John, I don't have FSX boxed on my system..only prepar3d v2.5 on a separate drive..do your comments still apply ? Teecee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venturi Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Teecee what were you using before P3D? I know its sounds like a nightmare but it will pass and your system will show a 30% improvement to make it all worthwhile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted March 8, 2015 Author Share Posted March 8, 2015 Zoran. all earlier versions of prepar3d.. Have not had a boxed version of FSX for a long time. Teecee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venturi Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Teecee sorry to say that its not about time spans. If you had FSX ever at anytime you might/will get issues with FSX-SE and not just ORBX so it will bight you with other add ons as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anfield ace Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Hi Teecee, I've just uninstalled FSX Gold (boxed) for a clear out, and I'm re installing FSX SE in Steam, also after a reg clean up, I'll let you know how I get on with re installing Orbx! Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anfield ace Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Hi again Teecee, Have the same problems as you, can't get Orbx or ASN to install in FSX SE, used CCleaner, no result...I've given up on FSX SE, will reinstall FSX Gold...and P3D v2! Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Hi guys, Like for FSX or P3D2, don't install Steam to the default program location because of execution rights as usual. Make into another dieectory sur as C:/Steam/ for example. Teecee, uninstall tour current Steam and reinstall it into a new location as told then your problems will be solved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anfield ace Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Hi Richard, I've reinstalled Steam as you suggested, will try again with FSX SE, I can't believe how smooth FSX SE is when installed, the FPS are amazing, it's just that I couldn't get Orbx or ASN to install at all...will I still need to do the registry thing, I've already used CCleaner without effect? Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Yes I think so and also delete the former location of steam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 Well people, thanks for all the advice..I will uninstall FTX-SE and reinstall it on another drive and see how that goes..Worth a try, but if it fails again I will give it a miss I think..I will report back. Teecee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anfield ace Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Hi Guys, Reinstalled as above, still no joy, I just musn't be able to clear my HD of original FSX!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anfield ace Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Hi Guys, Can someone from Orbx please clarify, that the only way Orbx installs properly into FSX SE, is if your HD is formatted, and Win7 must be re installed, because reg cleaners won't completly delete a previous copy of original FSX? Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 No, it can be done and the problem is usually that if FSX has been previously installed, FSX SE will create external folders named FSX-SE. Sometimes there is still a trace of FSX and if that is the case, by default, FSX-SE will be installed in "Co-exist" mode, ie so that it and FSX can be installed on the same PC. This is why the external folders are named FSX-SE instead of FSX. Use your Registry Editor to go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator - Steam Edition where you will see a Registry Key named Co-existence. You will see that its value is 1. Right click on modify and change this to 0. You can then go to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\ C:\Users\Your name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\ C:\Users\Your name\AppData\Local\Microsoft\ and in each case delete the FSX-SE folder. If you see an FSX folder, delete that also. Then restart FSX-SE and new folders named FSX will be created. Once you have done this, the file structure should match what the installers expect to find for FSX and work correctly. Credit for this to Steve Waite at the Avsim forum. I have tried it and it works for me exactly as I have written. As I have both versions on my PC, I have also found that the process is entirely reversible. Also the correct registry entry that the FTX installers read must either be amended from the previous FSX location or created. This Registry tool will do either task http://www.tweakfs.com/store/free_tools.php HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator\10\SetupPath for a 64 bit OS. If this is done then FSX_SE will look exactly like FSX to the installers and all products can be installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anfield ace Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Hi Nick, Thanks for your reply, crikey, that's too complicated for me mate, I think I'll just re install FSX again, until I can upgrade to a more substantial rig later in the year! Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anfield ace Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Hi Nick, Finally managed to do what you advised...Thanks!!! Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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